Second One To Cry Besom Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	99%	7		Exact Match!
	noun • an employee who sweeps (floors or streets etc.) • a cleaning implement with revolving brushes that pick up dirt as the implement is pushed over a carpet • little-known nocturnal fish of warm shallow seas with an oblong compressed body
	42%	7		Also known as a besom stick
	noun • The part of a flail that is free to swing, and which strikes the grain in threshing.
	40%	13		Used for making besom brooms
	noun • Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes

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The Guardian Cryptic25 May 2018	Down 20
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1	Also known as a besom stick
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4	Ingredient of a besom New York Times - 17 Nov 1976	New York Times / 17 Nov 1976
5	Second of second; second page; second sight The Guardian Cryptic - 28 Dec 2022	The Guardian Cryptic / 28 Dec 2022
6	Used a besom New York Times - 26 Aug 1981	New York Times / 26 Aug 1981
7	Used for making besom brooms